Catholic Churches of NCC includes: Saint Patrick Parish Seneca WI; Saint Philip Parish Rolling Ground WI; Saint Mary Parish Gays Mills WI; St James Cemetery Rising Sun WI; Kneeland Cemetery Seneca WI catholicchurchesofncc.com

29^th Sunday of Ordinary Time   October 19, 2025

St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. Philip Parishes

Mail address for all three parishes:   PO Box 35, Seneca WI 54654

Website: https://www.catholicchurchesofncc.com

Confessions: Normally, 30 minutes before every

Mass and by appointment.

Normal Monthly Eucharistic Adoration:

St. Patrick: First Friday after the 8:30 AM Mass

St. Philip: First Sunday after the 10:30 AM Mass

Mass Intentions This Week

Pastor: Fr. Tom Huff – frtomhuff@gmail.com St. Patrick's Rectory 608-734-3252

Bookkeeper: Angie Martin -- 608-734-3931 stpatricks.seneca.bookkeeper@gmail.com

Bulletin/Mass Intentions/Membership: Yvonne Hady -- 608 485-2109 hadyy@mwt.net

Bulletin Information Deadline: Tuesdays at 4:00 PM. Bulletin is posted on our website.

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS

Sun., Oct. 19 Little Flowers Meeting after 9:00 AM Mass at St. Mary’s

Tue., Oct. 21 St. Mary’s Service Group Meeting, 6:00 PM at St. Mary’s

St. Philip’s PCCW Meeting, 6:00 PM at St. Philip’s

Wed., Oct. 22 Adult Faith Study at St. Mary’s, 7:00 PM

World Mission Sunday—Oct. 19, 2025: Please join all Catholics in our global annual celebration of worship, prayer and collection on World Mission Sunday. Envelopes are available in the back of church. Make checks payable to your parish with Mission Collection on the memo.

Income from Last Week

From the Priest’s Corner: When the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on earth?

Our Lord asks a very disturbing question in today’s Gospel. A question that can only be answered within our own heart: “When the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on earth?”

Persistent prayer gives us the opportunity to respond to today's question in a positive way. The faith our Lord is asking us about is a efficacious type of faith that effects the way we live our daily lives.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a master in moral and spiritual theology, says that a person cannot persist in true prayer and at the same time persist in living in moral sin. He goes on to explain that the person will either eventually give up living in mortal sin and continue to persevere in prayer or the person will give up persistent prayer and continue to live in mortal sin. An efficacious type of faith requires persistent daily prayer from the heart brings to bring about a transformation in one's life.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was told by a reporter that she was crazy for picking up people off the streets full of lice and disease, and that he would never do such a thing even for a million bucks. She replied, "Neither would I!" It was a deep love for Jesus and faith in His promises that caused her to live such a life.

Prayer is never meant to be a one-way presentation of our shopping list of items that we want God to take from His shelf and put into our shopping cart; that would be a Walmart type of Christianity. Prayer is meant to bring about a change in the one who prays. Persistent prayer from the heart, like persistent love from the heart, has the ability to change a person for the better and respond to others and the various challenges of life.

Didn’t Jesus tell us: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Faith in Him will be impossible without a persistent prayer life. What Our Lord is really asking is: Will the Son of Man find persistent prayer in our hearts; hearts that are opened to being transformed and shaped by His grace?

St. Philip Announcements: St. Philip Candles: Contact Bonnie Murphy. The cost is $5 per candle.

St. Philip’s PCCW Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 6:00 PM. Bazaar Review is on the agenda.

St. Mary Announcements:

Rosary – 30 minutes before Mass -- St. Mary’s Church is open each day from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. You are welcome to stop in to pray and/or light a candle for your special intention.

First Sunday Potluck – Potluck brunch after Mass each first Sunday of the month. All are welcome, dish to share is appreciated, but not required. Next potluck is Sunday, Nov. 2^nd.

Service Group Meeting Tue., Oct. 21 at 6:00 PM in church basement. Pancake Breakfast report and review. All are urged to attend.

Knights of Columbus Invitation:  You are invited to put your faith in action! The Knights of Columbus are having a recruitment drive. This will be for the council in Seneca. Contact Gregory Helgersen, Field Agent – 608-462-3372 or gregory.helgersen@kofc.com

DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL--- St. Faustina writes: “Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage and light.  Here, I seek consolation in time of anguish.” (Diary 1037)

Tri-Parish Prayer List – We want to pray for the ill and others in our parishes who need ongoing prayer. To be placed on or to place someone on our prayer list, please call: Sue Peterson 608-735-4865, Bonnie Murphy 608-386-4954, or Ica Boylen 608-734-3287.

October is Dedicated to the Rosary: Families are encouraged to pray together a decade of the Rosary each day for peace in your hearts, your home and our country. For those wishing a higher level of meditations, Bishop Barron prays the Rosary on YouTube with compelling meditations. Google the particular mysteries of the Rosary by typing in Bishop Barron joyful mysteries, for example.

Jesus is Our Hope (1 Tim 1:1) God created us for life with Him - life without sorrow, pain, tears and all the difficulties that go with life on planet earth. Jesus gave His life for us so that our sins can be forgiven and we can spend eternal life with Him—a life of joy, peace and perfect love in the presence of God—a life that never ends. Wherever you are on your journey of friendship with God, ask Him for the grace to be more committed to deepening your relationship with Jesus Christ through daily conversation, attending Mass every Sunday and growing in the gift of hope to be with Him, along with family and friends, forever.

October is Respect Life Month:

In October, the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. For links to a pro-life article on La Crosse’s Alliance Women’s Clinic in the current issue of Catholic Life magazine, and to a video-recorded interview with Ginna Cross, founder of Alliance, visit the diocesan Respect Life website.

Pregnant and in distress? Confidential help is available 24/7: Make a confidential call to Catholic Charities at 844.644.7223 (844.64.GRACE) or text 715.600.6391. To learn more, visit their website.

Becoming Catholic?

The OCIA—Order of Christian Initiation of Adults—is the process by which adults are prepared to enter into the full communion of the Church by the reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It consists of instruction in the Catholic faith and various liturgical rites throughout the year.

A new OCIA process begins Sunday, October 12 and will meet every other Sunday in Saint Philip's basement from 9:00-10:15 am. Call Chris Carstens at (608) 521-0023 (evenings) or Fr. Tom Huff at (608) 734-3252.